Back on the subject of Tim Low’s recent book, I see that it can be voted for, for its literary value, at this site. I’ve read it twice, but need another go, since my retention rate these days is abysmal. Would be nice to see ‘one of our mob’ win the annual award! http://wheelercentre.com/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2015/vote/ John … Read more
Dear birders After 12 years living here, my garden bird list is still growing. The latest arrival was an Emerald Pigeon on 29 Dec foraging on woodchip paths at the back. This is my first sighting since coming here as they appear to have become very rare in this area – they used to be … Read more
Hi all, John Anderson has just sent a photo of a male Crested Honey-Buzzard to WA Sightings. This was seen at Lake Joondalup in Perth’s northern suburbs. No further details on location as yet, nor the date of the sighting but I assume (hope?!) the last couple of days Anyway, I’m off! Cheers, John Birding-Aus … Read more
And now for something completely different. If you are driving between Brisbane and Sydney, you have the fundamental choice between going along the Pacific Highway or the New England Highway. While you can of course bypass particular sections (e.g. passing through Gloucester, Casino or Boonah), you are likely to spend time on one of the … Read more
Have just added lot’s of content on my Gulls, Terns and Skimmers family page, most (but not all) photographed in Australia, it might be fun to have a go at doing an ID quiz http://www.aviceda.org/wb/?page_id=462 as I haven’t got around to adding captions yet! Tom — ******************************** Hawthorn East 3123 Victoria http://www.aviceda.org ******************************** Birding-Aus mailing … Read more